Welcome to the fifth edition of our look at the top 50 prospects in the Mets system. If you missed any of the previous installments, you can see them here: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42, 41-39. 38 – John Gant Drafted out of high school in the 21st round of 2011 draft, Gant is the first of [...]
Welcome to the fourth edition of our look at the top 50 prospects. If you’ve missed any of the previous installments you can see them here: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42. 41 – Ivan Wilson What do you like in your prospects, safety or upside? If you like safety, you’ll hate this pick. If we were to [...]
As the New York Mets continue to figure out their trading options this offseason, one position has become abundantly full. After the emergence of the newly crowned Rookie of the Year, Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets have a starting pitcher that they have to place in the starting rotation come next season. That leaves [...]
Last Wednesday, a competition began in which you the fans vote on which Met had the best single season. The competition is arranged in a bracket style format In our first matchup, Jose Reyes’ 2011 season faced John Olerud’s 1998 season. The competition was completed last night, and Olerud beat out Reyes by a whopping [...]
1974 TOPPS FACTORY SET Regular readers of this site will be forgiven if they've developed an impression that Card of the Week is obsessed with boxes. Alas, it is true, and for this we make no apologies... The specimen under consideration today is a bit of an oddball. Through 1973, Topps issued baseball cards in [...]
Over the past few months, there has been some discussion over the potentially despicable acts of Jeff Wilpon. Which time you ask? Well, this time it is the allegation of Jeff Wilpon verbally harassing the former Executive Vice President for Marketing and Ticket Sales about her out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Originally her firing seemed like a reasonable [...]
The biggest offseason news to hit Major League Baseball has arrived. The Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton, the monster formerly known as Mike, and team ownership have reached a deal that could keep the superstar in south Florida through 2027. Celebrating his 25th birthday just 10 days ago, Stanton inked a 13-year/$325 million deal Monday. Details – [...]
We continue on our journey upwards, examining the best prospects in the Mets farm system. In case you missed any of the other publications, check them out here for 50-48, and here for 47-45. Next up is: Brandon Brosher - 44 Another teenager to enter the fray, Brosher was the 36th round pick for the [...]
When the news broke Sunday afternoon that the Atlanta Braves traded their young second baseman Tommy La Stella to the Chicago Cubs for international signee Arodys Vizcaino and international bonus slots, the move came as a bit of a surprise. Why would the GM Jed Hoyer and the Cubs, a team already with a glut [...]
Rafael Montero signed very late compared to most players out of the Dominican Republic. Most kids sign around the age of 16 or 17, but Montero did not sign with the Mets until he was 20 years old. In his first year with the Mets organization he posted a 5-4 record to a tune of [...]
Now that the Mets have acquired Michael Cuddyer to play outfield and first base, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson will turn his attention to acquiring a shortstop. As of now, it looks like Wilmer Flores will enter the season as the starting shortstop. This is not the worst scenario in the world, but it is [...]
The second baseman with the highest fWAR in back-to-back years in Mets history is 1999-2000 Edgardo Alfonzo. Next up is 2013-2014 Daniel Murphy. Now, the gap between first and second is huge and there are a few people close to Murphy. Still, he’s solidified what has been a troublesome spot throughout recent team history yet [...]